Centennial Exposition
The International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine was held from May to November 1876 in Fairmount Park to mark the 100th anniversary of the United States. Called the Centennial Exposition for short, it was a world’s fair featuring displays from around the country and
Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish
...e of the new parish was needed. The Chancellor rung me up to obtain the desired information. I told him without a moment’s hesitation that its name was St. Joan of Arc; and this it became from that moment.” The next challenge was acquiring the land where the parish buildings
TV and Radio
...ate in 1944 and would add television in 1964 after the decree from Vatican II to use media to teach the faithful.[1] The ministry would expand in 1974 when the Delaware Valley Catholic Office of TV and Radio (DVCOTVR) was created by the Archdiocese for the propose of spreading the
Serra Club of Philadelphia
...h the creation of the Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations by Pope Pius Xii in 1941. A decade later, at the urging of Cardinal Samuel Stritch of Chicago, Serra International became affiliated with the Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations. The Serra Club of Philadelphia started when Matthew H. McCloskey III